Owen - The Falls of Sioux (April 26, 2024) • Page 3

Had no idea this was coming out, tossing it on now

 

“Penny” is an early favorite on first listen. Sounds like a long lost At Home With or I Do Perceive track.

 

This dude sure knows how to open an album, A Reckoning is a great evolution of his sound. He hits a melody where he’d normally come in with a guitar solo but goes in a different direction (the long time fan in me still wanted the solo). Agreed about Penny, I’d put Cursed ID in that category for me, it’s like a blend of Ghost Town and L’ami with some new life to it

 

Has anyone seen what songs KC is on?

 

I’ll let you know. My record literally just got here.

EDIT: jk. It doesn’t specifically say.

 

Feels like actually a bit all over the place if I try to recall from my first impressions - I'll try to pay more attention to that next time

 

Cursed ID is peak Owen imo, everything that makes him special all in one, brilliant lyrics, beautiful bright guitars, perfect drumming, the bordering on questionable lines that somehow he pulls off, pianos perfectly placed, gonna go be sad to this now

 

really great interview

Tone Glow 142: Owen

 

On the fence about going to the show in CT tonight - did anyone go to RI last night?

 

Damn, he really hates blink-182 huh?

 

The liner notes got me haha

I think Virtue Misspent is an all timer Owen wise. It’s probably also my favorite song from 2024. Still absorbing the album though.

the test pressing is really nice, glad I sprung for it

 

him calling out Ennio Morricone in reference to that track is incredible

 

I’m still seated at the table
Visited in Jail…

some real gut punching lyrics which is no surprise

 

For some reason the line that got me was “literally…the entirety… of my life insurance policy”

 

Wow, I really like this. I feel like he adds just the right amount of instrumental and percussion flourishes to keep things interesting. I get bored of a lot of acoustic singer-songwriter music but this is a cut above. It helps that he’s a masterful lyricist and songwriter as well

 

As someone who initially didn’t get much from this album, I gave it another spin the other day and:

1) Album greatly benefits from headphones and feels a little more fitting in the fall. Still not the biggest fan, but it did a little more for me.

2) That “goodbye curious” line from Cursed Id is wack as fuck lol. I couldn’t believe my ears when I first heard it.